Lee Love on thu 3 jan 02
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From: "Kate Johnson"
> > Is this strictly tradition (although traditions do have logical
> explanations they sometimes outlive their usefulness)? Is it that the
> available clay bodies at some locations do not lend themselves to throwing
> "thin pots"? Are these "thrown/turned" pots of a different quality than a
> "thrown" pot?
For some forms, a foot completes them, like tea bowls. The foot allows you to
use a cup without a handle with hot liquids.
Also, when throwing off the hump, trimming the foot helps you avoid "S"
cracks on the bottom of the form.
Plates are very difficult to throw and not be heavy without trimming them.
When we were doing New Year's cleaning at Sensei's, one of the interesting
pots I was able to hold was a Korean Yi Bottle. It was faceted and had a black
and brown Temmoku type glaze on it. Looking at the bottom, I was surprise to
find that it was only minimally trimmed, to smooth the bottom.
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Lee Love
Mashiko JAPAN
"Really there is no East, no West,
Where then is the South and the North?
Illusion makes the world close in,
Enlightenment opens it on every side."
- Japanese Pilgrim's Verse.
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